In which sentence does the underlined word most clearly have the same connotations as the word brutal in this passage?
a.
Because of a shortage, the authorities have imposed strict limits on
gasoline sales.
b. The winter cold was so harsh that a number of people were treated for
frostbite.
C. The athlete undertook a strenuous training program to improve her
skills.
d. He thought it was insensitive of her not to invite the couple down the
hall to her party.

Read the excerpt from flannery o'connor's "the life you save may be your own although the old woman lived in this desolate spot with only her daughter and she had never seen mr. shiftlet before, she could tell, even from a distance, that he was a tramp and no one to be afraid of. his left coat sleeve was folded up to show there was only half an arm in it and his gaunt figure listed slightly. which phrase connects these characters to the southern gothic genre? half an arm she had never seen his left coat sleeve folded up

The first step in making a mental model for a compare-and-contrast text is a. comparing the two things being described. b. finding important details in the text. c. contrasting the two things being described. d. connecting details to what is already known.

Which of the following story descriptions most directly shares themes with the passage above